GDPR compliance depends on one fundamental fact: do you know what data you have, where it is located, and how it flows through your organisation? Privacy professionals increasingly see the same pattern: without proper data management, you will constantly be playing catch-up on GDPR compliance.

GDPR compliance starts with visibility into data and data flows

Think of the Article 30 record of processing activities: it is only as accurate as the underlying understanding of systems, data flows and accountable owners. Or consider a data breach: “Which personal data were affected? Which data subjects? What is the scope?” Without structured data management, assessing the risks and determining the scope of a breach becomes much harder. And that is before we even get to access requests: the widespread distribution of unstructured data across any organisation often makes access requests inherently complex.

With this in mind, DPI and Data Trust Associates developed the training “Data Governance for DPOs”. The course is designed to teach DPOs the fundamentals of Data Governance so they can support their organisation in organising, structuring and managing data.

Where Data Governance makes the difference for DPOs

Handling access requests quickly and efficiently
Data classification in support of risk analyses, the Article 30 register and DPIAs
Assessing severity and scope when defining measures in response to data breaches
Strengthening the role of data governance and data quality across the data lifecycle, analytics and AI

Who is the Data Governance for DPOs course for?

This course is aimed at DPOs and professionals involved in data management and compliance who want to deepen their knowledge of data governance, data quality and data protection. No specific preparation is required, but a basic understanding of the GDPR is necessary.

The session is delivered by Christoph Balduck and Vincent Buekenhout,

For DPOs who want to move beyond purely reactive compliance and build a structurally strong data organisation, data governance is not optional. It is foundational. This course provides the knowledge and tools to take on that role with greater maturity and impact.